The Accused
The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.
19881h 51mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- Crime
Overview
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
Keywords
- district attorney
- based on true story
- lawyer
- rape
- injustice
- boston
- massachusetts
- inflammatory
- shocking
- bar
- alcohol
- courtroom drama
- horrified
- provocative
- drunkenness
- peer pressure
- gang rape
- rape victim
- clothing
- victim blaming
- thought provoking
- crowd mentality
- onlooker
- boston, massachusetts
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 14, 1988
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America
- Cast
- Jodie Foster,Kelly McGillis,Bernie Coulson,Leo Rossi,Ann Hearn,Carmen Argenziano,Steve Antin,Tom O'Brien,Peter Van Norden,Terry David Mulliganand 45 more
- Director
- Jonathan Kaplan
- Writer
- Tom Topor
- Producer
- Stanley R. Jaffe,Sherry Lansing
- Cinematography
- Ralf D. Bode
- Music
- Brad Fiedel
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0094608